Letter: Democrats' priorities right for nation, N.J.

Gov. Chris Christie and state Senate President Stephen SweeneyFile photo

To the Editor:

Now that President Barack Obama is beginning his second term following a decisive election victory, it is apparent that the issues the Democrats have prioritized, such as economic fairness for working people and a greater concern for the needs of the middle class, have the support of the public and political momentum across the country.

This should send a message to Gov. Chris Christie and the New Jersey Republicans. They should stop blocking common-sense plans advanced by state Senate President Stephen Sweeney and the state Democrats, such as a minimum wage increase, the return of the millionaires tax, health care reform and plans to create jobs.

It has been very clear that the trickle-down economic policies that favor the wealthy not only neglect everyday people, they just don’t work. These are the same policies Christie has supported year after year, and it’s the reason people are still losing their homes to foreclosure and the unemployment rate is still alarmingly high more than three years into Christie’s term.

On the issues that matter most right now, the Democrats are fighting for what’s right. I hope the governor starts to look at the facts and understands that his economic and budget plans aren’t working, and then decides to do what’s right for average middle class people.